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Azerbaijan has provided international assistance to more than 140 countries over past 15 years

Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister

10 September 2026 10:24 (UTC +04:00)

More than 140 countries have benefited from Azerbaijan's international assistance over the past 15 years, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a conference titled "Promoting Global Solidarity through Cooperation for Humanitarian Support and Development," dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency, APA reports.

The minister noted that since the 2000s, Azerbaijan's rapid economic development under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev has created the necessary economic and institutional foundations for the systematic implementation of its international assistance policy and transformed Azerbaijan from an aid recipient into a donor country: "Over the past 15 years, more than 140 countries have benefited from Azerbaijan's international assistance. They include all 54 African countries, 111 of the 121 member states of the Non-Aligned Movement, 52 of the 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, 43 of the 44 least developed countries, and 28 of the 39 small island developing states."

According to the minister, approximately $400 million has been allocated through bilateral and multilateral assistance mechanisms since 2020.

"Azerbaijan's activities in this area have covered various fields. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Azerbaijan provided assistance to 88 countries. In Africa, our cooperation included support for combating the Ebola epidemic, as well as an initiative to combat preventable blindness. As part of this initiative, more than 900,000 people underwent eye examinations and more than 150,000 cataract surgeries were performed. At the same time, work was also carried out to strengthen the professional capacity of local medical specialists," the foreign minister added.